Concept:Vitamin E is an essential fat-soluble antioxidant that protects cell membranes and is crucial for normal reproductive function.
Explanation:Vitamin E deficiency primarily impairs reproduction in both males and females.
In males, it reduces sperm motility (movement). In females, it can lead to miscarriages.
Evans and Bishop discovered vitamin E in 1922 and initially called it the “anti-sterility factor X.”
Other effects of deficiency include nerve damage and weakened immunity, but the most direct and classic symptom is sterility (inability to reproduce).
The given options are hemophilia (blood clotting disorder), sterility, hair fall, and weakness. Only sterility is directly linked to vitamin E deficiency.
Answer:B. Sterility